Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
0.7%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0%
Russian Federation
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,284
What the numbers show
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0% in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 278.0%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 100.0%).
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 23 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 25 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2002 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 26 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 29 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 35 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 278.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 37 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2013 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 44 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 46 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 125.6% | falling |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% | 2018 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 55 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 57 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2004 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 58 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 65 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 69 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 74.2% | flat |
| 70 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 71 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 76 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 79 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 80 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 83 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 84 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 85 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 92.2% | falling |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |